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The pictures tell the story: Troops and their families, glad to be home from the war. Delaware City’s 153rd Military Police Company arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Wednesday afternoon following nine months away from home, most of it spent in … Continue reading →

State Army National Guard officials confirmed today that Delaware City’s 153rd Military Police Company will arrive at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Wednesday afternoon, bringing a scheduled nine-month stint in Afghanistan to a close six to eight weeks earlier than planned. Once … Continue reading →

The 198th Signal Battalion will begin returning to the U.S. from Afghanistan in December and continue doing so for another two months, Delaware National Guard officials said today. This “phased approach” return means that some members of the 432-member unit – roughly … Continue reading →

A soldier and son of a Wilmington woman who lost most of his right leg to a type of bone cancer is competing for the Army team at the 2013 Warrior Games, a weeklong competition for wounded, ill and injured service … Continue reading →

The nation continues lurching toward another fiscal crisis, and Sen. Chris Coons is tired of it. “In my home state, Delawareans don’t understand how we keep ending back up in this place,” said Coons, a Democrat and the state’s junior … Continue reading →

Trucks, Humvees and 107 Delaware National Guardsmen happily crossed the Delaware Memorial Bridge and returned home Tuesday morning following nine days of helping the New York National Guard deliver food, water and blankets to inner city residents struggling in the … Continue reading →

Nationally, Memorial Day is marked on May’s last Monday. Congress decided that in 1968, and the change went into effect in 1971. And Delaware celebrates that Monday as an official legal holiday. But some in the state choose to honor … Continue reading →

Delaware’s congressional delegation will hold a job fair for veterans Friday from 10-2 at the Bridgeville Library. Employers and veterans assistance organizations will be on hand to talk to prospective employees and offer resources to veterans, according to the offices … Continue reading →

The Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Bar Association and the Legal Services Corporation announced a remarkable initiative Friday: a partnership and pilot program to help veterans develop their disability compensation claims. The program launches initially in Chicago and St. … Continue reading →

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It’s all things military in Delaware: Dover AFB, the Army and Air National Guard and all veterans' issues - particularly VA health care and employer compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Questions, concerns or story tips? Contact me at bmcmichael@delawareonline.com or 302-324-2812.

About the author

Bill McMichael came to The News Journal in 2012 after 12 years with Gannett’s Military Times newspaper family; he has covered the military, from the Pentagon to ships at sea, for more than two decades. He's written about the Navy’s Tailhook scandal; racial integration of the military; the punishment of a whistle-blowing Navy SEAL; naval operations at the outset of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; sex trafficking outside U.S. bases in South Korea; medical malpractice; and military law.